World War II forced Manuel L. Quezon, President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, together with his family and officials, to move to Australia on 19 February 1942 on board a B-17 Flying Fortress.

From Adelaide, President Quezon's group made its way to Melbourne in March 1942 to meet with General Douglas MacArthur, his wife, fellow officials and friends.

The naval invasion fleet at Leyte included the Australian frigate HMAS Gascoyne and Fairmile motor launch HDML 1074 in laying buoys to mark the approach channels.

During November and December, Catalina flying boats of 76 Wing dropped mines in Manila Bay to help American landings to the south on Mindoro Island.

The Kanimbla, Manoora and Westralia transported American troops for the landings while being accompanied by Shropshire and Australia (underwent repairs) and destroyers Arunta and Warramunga.

[12] Elpidio Quirino, Roxas's successor in the presidency, sought out Australia as a potential strategic partner, hoping to lessen his country's dependence on the United States.

[22] Bataan, one of the areas greatly affected by World War II, honoured the gallantry of the Royal Australian Air Force Catalina A24-64 personnel who contributed to the liberation of the Philippines.

The crew composed of 43 Squadron Black Cat Catalina A24-64, known as "The Dabster", flew their last mission together on 14 December 1944, the night before Australian and US forces were to land at San Jose on the island of Mindoro.

On 15 April 1948, Consul General Manuel A. Alzate and his eight colleagues were able to establish a consular office at a property, 11 Onslow Avenue, Elizabeth Bay, Sydney, purchased by the Philippine Government.

The relationships grew, with people-to-people links, development assistance towards sustainable growth, trade and investment to expand economic ties, defence, and law enforcement cooperation.

Australia has supported Philippine public-private partnership (PPP) programs which provides stronger policy, legal, institutional, and regulatory environment for PPPs.

In terms of people-to-people exchanges, the Philippines-Australia Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) was introduced by Aquino and Turnbull.

The Secretaries and Ministers approved that the Philippines and Australia would preserve and develop bilateral co-operation on defence and security matters, especially the entry into force of SOVFA.

Ambassador Minda Calaguian-Cruz mentioned that bilateral relations achieved its pinnacle last year with the signing by President Benigno Aquino III and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull of the historic joint Declaration on Philippines-Australia Comprehensive Partnership.

ICTSI is actively tracking a dynamic platform to gain new terminal concessions in Asia, Australia, the Indian Subcontinent, the Middle East, Africa, Europe and the Americas.

For over two decades, Australia has consistently supported reform measures, provided teacher training and scholarships, constructed disaster resilient school buildings and refurbished learning centres and classrooms.

This comprehensive PFM reform agenda aims "to clarify, simplify, improve and harmonize the financial management processes and information systems of the civil service in the Philippines.

[75] 2003 – Southern Leyte Landslide 2006 - The Australian Government contributed A$50,000 (Php1.9 million) worth of emergency humanitarian relief after Typhoon Milenyo (international codename Xangsane) hit the Philippines when it struck the country last 27 September 2006.

The funding provided emergency supplies of drinking water, blankets, hygiene kits and other essential items such as mosquito nets and kitchen sets to some 10,000 families.

Australia's supplementary support delivered food, safe drinking water and temporary shelters to affected families, and provided care to people with disabilities.

After the typhoon, Australia quickly responded as it provided Php15.5 million in emergency supplies through the Philippine Red Cross and the United Nations Population Fund.

[86] 2013 - Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott increased its contribution to the recovery effort caused by Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) to Php1.2 billion (A$30 million).

The Philippine Senate passed the resolution for SOVFA on second reading with seven negative votes, on its last day of plenary sessions before the chamber's sine die adjournment.

[102] In August 2024 Australia, The Philippines, The USA and Canada conducted their first-ever joint navy patrol in the South China Sea between the four countries, in a show of military strength and cooperation in the face of Chinese aggression.

One member is Lieutenant General Roy Deveraturda who was responsible for the military support provided to the sinking of the Thomas Aquino Ferry, relief efforts for the 7.2 magnitude Bohol earthquake and responding to Typhoon Yolanda.

In 2015, Australia sponsors the establishment of the joint Cyber Counter Terrorism Team in Zamboanga, Mindanao—providing training and state of the art computer systems and other necessary equipment On 17 November 2015, the Australian Government launched a child protection program with the Philippine Department of Social Welfare and Development.

The Philippines-Australia Port Security Capacity Building Project (PAPSCBP), funded by AusAID, was part of the A$10 million Counter-Terrorism Assistance Package to the Philippines from 2003 to 2010.

The package aims to strengthen the capability of key government agencies to stop terrorist threats with a specific focus on law enforcement, border control, port security and regional cooperation.

[113] An important program between Australia and the Philippine Bureau of Immigration (BI) is their cooperation to countering people smuggling, human trafficking and other forms of illegal migration.

The two countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding in 2005 to share expertise on effective border control to detect and deter human trafficking and other forms of irregular migration.